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Dress #20 -- Butterick 6049 (2014)

Hey folks! Bad news -- my serger bit the dust :( It was 20 years old and I was the second owner. I loved it and gave it it's best use during the years I owned it 2009-2014! But it's time to buy a new one and I have my eyes on one. I'll have to save up for it, but that will mean no sewing until then :( Ugh!!! In the meantime, I finished the 2014 pattern Butterick 6049, which is a 1950s throwback...

I have had this watermelon fabric for YEARS, but never knew what to do with it. What could be more summery than watermelons on a 50s-style halter sundress? I'm not going to lie -- making this dress was kind of boring. The entire bodice is lined so you have to do everything twice. The envelope claims this pattern to be "Easy", but I wouldn't give it to a beginner. Advanced beginner, at least!

The skirt has pockets in the side seams and they were very simple to do. I decided to put them in, but if you want to omit them it won't be an issue. Just don't put them in and sew up that part of the side seam. The pockets may add extra puffiness to the hips if that's not a place you want extra fabric.

The skirt is FULL! It perfectly balances out the slim-fitting bodice. The boobs are gathered underneath where they connect to the cummerbund. The trickiest part for me was sewing the straps onto the boob sections. I just can't get the hang of sewing points like that! Hence, my dress is a bit wonky-looking -- but I don't give a flying poop! It's wearable, it's mine, and it proved to be very popular when I posted it on my Facebook! My girls went cray over it in the comments.

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Nautical-style Middie blouses were popular throughout the Great War and early 1920s.

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1924 is the last time nautical-styled clothing appears in the Sears catalogs for several years. Deco-styled "flapper" dresses will dominate. Perhaps they were "over" the Great War and didn't want to dwell on it...;)

1931:

Sailor girls begin to show up again in 1931. The heyday of nautical travel!

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1935:

I don't think anyone understands how much I love that yellow and brown nautical number!! GAHHH!!! 1935 and 1936 was the HEIGHT of sailor-influenced fashions.

Here it is -- the 40 most important years in fashion from the pages of Sears catalogs. This is what everyday people would have worn. Let's start in 1910. It was still practically Victorian times in 1910, but BIG changes were about to come and they haven't stopped to the current day. But we're going to stop in 1950 for the sake of my blog and my tastes.

About Me

I love to sew! 1910s to today! I love putting together costume-y outfits and doing myself up in specific time periods. I even mix and match. Sticking to one style is far too boring for me and looking "normal" is pretty frightening. I sew strictly for fun. This blog is to chronicle my progress.